Very nice!
I built a baby integrated for my office with an Amp Camp and a B-1, built an ODAC into it as well. Fills my office with sweet noise for sure.
I have one of the original Mezmerize boards and love it, I am planning on using it with my F5 Turbo when I finish it, the F5 I mean.

Very nice !
How did you ground it? I see some cl60 thermistors in the edge?
What kind of potentiometer did you use?
I built a similar F5 without the B1, looks like yours. Will post some pictures also. Is it the 3U chassis also or is it the 4U?
The F5 sounds really good!

Very nice !
How did you ground it? I see some cl60 thermistors in the edge?
What kind of potentiometer did you use?
I built a similar F5 without the B1, looks like yours. Will post some pictures also. Is it the 3U chassis also or is it the 4U?
The F5 sounds really good!

I put a #8 screw and locknut through the bottom, ground off the powder coat, and used star-ring terminals to connect safety earth from the PEM, the PS ground through a CL60, and the static shield from the small transformer.

The ground path goes from the Mezmerize signal ground, through both F5s, then to the PS ground, through the CL60, and to earth. The circuit ground on the Pearl 2 floats, so it also follows the same path to earth through the RCAs. It's dead quiet, with the Denon the Pearl was picking up extraneous noise.

I wired the big PS per the build guide with 2 CL60s on a terminal strip from Radio Shack.

Is the temperature at the Mezmerize area acceptably low for long life to its electrolytics?

Good question. I'll have to measure it once it's up to full temp, but I think it's OK. There is quite a bit of convection through the case, and the big heat sinks do a great job. I can hold my hand against them for several seconds before it gets uncomfortable. The heat sinks on the Mez mosfets aren't even warm.

"When you will pack it up in its final box measure the temperature on the electrolytics. Rule of thumb is you double half a quoted cap's spec sheet lifespan for each 10 degrees decrement from printed max temp on the cap's sleeve. Example: If you got a 2000 hours 85C electrochemical capacitor working in a 55C environment, then 85C-55C=30C i.e. 3 times 10 degrees less than its max. Half 2000 hours is 1000 hours. 1000*2*2*2=8000 hours. That is how long it will live if the manufacturer is accurate and reliable. "

Quoted from a post I did in the SSA thread once. Of particular interest to all Class A amps builders of course.